Literacy Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: A Collection of Articles and Commentaries

This compilation of journal articles provides novice and veteran teachers with access to information that heightens understanding of culturally and linguistically diverse learners. Articles are grounded in theory yet offer clear explanations that show how this theory can be put into classroom practice. They show the need to value and celebrate diversity, viewing diversity as differences rather than deficiencies. An Annotated Bibliography of Multicultural Children's Literature concludes the book with a list of more than 100 multicultural books published in 1997. These titles can be used to form collections for classroom libraries and also can be used with the teaching strategies suggested in this book.